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V. LOMBARDI KNITTED FABRIC Jan. 5, 1937,

4 sheets-sheet 1 Filed June 27, 1953 Pfg-2.

Jan. 5, 1937.

v. LOMBARDI v KNITTED FABRIC Filed June 27, 193:5 4 sheets-Sheet 2 /m/@n/a, l//ncen/ lomard/ @M 4275/.

Jan. 5, 1937.

V. LOMBARDI KNITTED FABRIC Filed June 27, 1933 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 Jan. 5, 1937. v. LOMBARDI KNITTED FABRIC Filed June 2v, 195s 4 sheets-sheet 4 0 c7 d e Patented Jan. 5, 1937 UNITED fs'ril'riazs'I PATENT oFFlcE to Lombardi Knitting Machine Co. Inc., York, N. Y., a corporation of New York New Application June 27, 1933, Serial No. 677,799

2 Claims.

This invention relates to knitted fabrics particularly of the type employing yarns of different characteristics in producing pattern effects'and wherein certain yarns in certain portions of the fabric are concealed behind loops of other yarns.

An object of the invention is to provide a. fabric construction of the above type where the desired concealment of yarns or other variations in the knitting for producing the pattern eifects may be lreadily seemed by a row of needles in which each needle is identical with every other needle.

For'example heretofore in vthe production' of multicolor fabric of the interlock type where yarns are periodically concealed and held in the rear behind loops of other yarns it has been necessary to employ both long butt needles and short butt `needles as described for example in my U. S.

Patent No. 1,541,230l issued June 9, 1925. This obviously is a limitation on the character of the vpattern effects to be knitted and also requires the use of a sharply pointed separating cam to distinguish between the two sets of needles. This frequently has caused lfailures in the knitting' and also has rendered diilicult the application of the interlock principles to fine gauge machines. The present invention provides a modified form of interlock fabric which may be knitted with only one type of needle and hence has a wide field of application in the knitting art in the production of pattern effects.

, 'I'he modified interlock feature of this invention is applicable to various types of knitting. In' the preferred embodiment the interlock yarn is `fed already on the needles and the next yarn is knittedonly on alternate needles or alternateA groups of needles thereby dropping the interlocked yarn on 'those needles and leaving it on the remaining needles for later knitting in any "desired manner.

Ihis invention will be better understood by reference to the following detailed description taken \in connection with the accompanying drawings in which Fig. 1 shows the progressive order of`yarns and their knitting on certain needlesin the process of forming fabric in which certain yarns are interlocked in the rear behind loopsv of yarn which are knitted on alternate needles;l

, Fig. 2 is similar to Fig. 1 except that certain yarns are interlocked in a -fabric where some yarns form loops in every Wale and other yarns form loops only in alternate wales;

Fig. 3 is siinilar to Fig. 1 except lche interlocked 'yarns are found in aV fabric Where certain yarns form loops in alternate groups of two loops in each group;

Fig. 4 is similar to Fig. 1 except that the alternately fed yarns are interlocked instead of every third yarn;

Fig. 5 is similar to Fig. 1 except that the order of forming loops on alternate needles is changed after the passage of each interlocking yarn;

Fig. 6 is similar to Fig. 1 except for a variation wherein one yarn is knitted in every Wale, a second yarn is knitted in alternate wales throughout, while a third yarn is interlocked for only a l' portion of its path and then knitted in alternate Wales;

Fig. 8.is a combination of the fabric of-Fig. 1

incorporating in certain portions the interlocking of yarns in accordance with my above mentioned patent;

Fig. 9 is a combination of the fabric of Fig. 4 incorporatingl in certain portions the simultaneous interlocking of a pllnality of yarns in accordance with my above mentioned patent;

Fig. 10 illustrates a completed fabric made in accordance with the disclosure of Fig. 1;

Fig. 11 isa diagrammatic showing of a special fabric in which an elastic yarn is interlocked in such a manner as to be hidden by loops' of inelastic yarns;

Fig. 12 illustrates the appearance of a fabric in accordance with Fig. 11

Fig. 13 shows a fabric in which special reinforcing yarns are incorporated in a fabric employing interlocking yarns in accordance with Fig. 1 and other interlocking yarns in accordance with my above mentioned patent; and

Fig. 14 is thesame fabric as Fig.` 1 except that it has been combined with certain .special pattern congurations disclosed in my U. S. application Serial No. 571,711 iiled'Oct. 29, 1931.

The various fabrics illustrated in the drawings are shown with their rear face facing the View. of the interlocking yarn features of this invention as the said 'interlocking features are practically invisible in the front. This point ofA 'observer since the rear side affords a better Many of the portions of the therefore avoids the necessity of disclosing knitting machine parts while still giving a complete` ricis illustrated with 13 wales designated a to v m consecutively and involving successively fed yarns I to 8 inclusive. Section I of Fig. 1 shows schematically the first steps inthe formation of the fabric, each yarn being formed into regular loops in those wales Where a semi-circle is shown and being unlooped in those wales where each yarn is shown as a straight line, while Section 4II shows the completion of the looping and interlocking. Thus yarn I will have loops formed in Wales b, d, f, h, i, and Z, While being unlooped in the remaining wales. .Yarn 2 is looped in those wales where yarn I Was unlooped, namely wales a, c, c, g, i, lc and m, and unlooped in the remaining wales. Yarn 3 is an interlocking yarn and is not looped in any Wale. Yarns 4 and 1 are looped in alternate wales the same as yarn I, yarns 5A and 8 follow a path identical with yarn 2, while yarn 6 is another interlocking yarn. It is assumed of course that yarns I to 8 are fed successively to the needles in the order named. Thus in the schematic showing in Section I, Fig. 1 the needle for Wale c after forming a loop of yarn 2 receives the interlocking yarn 3 without casting' the said loop and subsequently receives yarn 4 Without casting said loop after which yarn 5 is caught, yarns 3 and 4 are cast and a loop formed of yarn 5. The result of such knitting is shown for example inv wales i and k where yarns 3 and 4 lie entirely behind the loop of yarn 5, remembering that the drawings show the rear of the fabric. In the nextwale d the needle after forming a loop of yarn I successively receives yarns 2 and 3fwithout casting and then after receiving yarn 4casts off yarns 2 and 3 With the loop of yarn I producing a relationship shown in wale a' forexample Where'yarns 2 and 3 are located behind the loop of yarn 4. It will be apparent thatV yarn 3 represented 'for the sake of clearness by a dotted line does not form a `loop in any Wale. .'I'he path yarn 3 takes in the rear of the fabric will be understood by reference to wales i, i, and k. In wale i yarn 3 is behind both sides of the loop of yarn 5 but yarn 5 passes behind yarn 3 in going over to wale i where yarn 4 does not form a loop but is carried behind the loop of yarn 1. Inwale 7' yarn 3 is behind the loop of yarn 4 but yarn 5- in passing from wale 1 to Wale Ic passes behind yarn 3. Hence yarn 3 lies behind a loop in each Wale but is caught in the knitting since itlies between said loops and yarn portions of a yarn extending from a wale Where it forms a loop to an adjacent Wale where it lies behind a loop of another yarn. That is the Yinterlocking yarn 3 lies behind loops in wales h to m but is in front of yarn 5 between adjacent wales from wale h to wale m. Similar ly interlocking yarn 6 is behind loops of yarn in all the Wales the said loops alternately com prislng yarns 1 and 8; and is in front of 'yarn l in its passage between adjant Wales, In-

terpreted in terms of the order in which the yarns are served to the needles this means that yarn 3 lies behind loops consisting lalternately of the next two yarns served after yarn 3 and furthermore the only yarn behind yarn 3 is the second yarn served after yarn 3 in the passage of said second served yarn between adjacent wales. This type of interlocking the yarns 3 and Ii as illustrated in Section II is dueto the knitting process described in connection with Section I of Fig. l.

It is of course to be understood that the Section II is rather diagrammatic in that it does not show the redistribution of the loops by the natural give in the fabric after knitting is completed. For the actual appearance of the completed fabric of Fig.y l reference is made to Fig. l0 where it is shown in perspective, still keeping in mind that one is viewing the rear side of the fabric. Every third yarn in Fig. 10 is an interlocked yarn, the interlocked yarns being numbered 9 to I2, each one following the path previousiy described for yarns 3 and 6. It

will be apparent 'that this type of interlocking is similar to that of my Patent No. 1,541,230 in of the fabric but it differs from the said patent in that the interlocking yarn is not held so tightly but is more free to shift longitudinally under stress.

It will also be noted that-each loop has two yarns passing behind it one being the interlocked yarn and the other being the yarn forming a loop` in each of the adjacent wales. The fact that the regular yarns alternate in making'loops that there are no loose dangling loops in the rear and skip alternate Wales makes possible the paryticular manner in which the interlocking yarns are caught in the fabric. The regularity of this alternation as 'shown in Fig. 1 Section I is not essential as will 'be evidenced by the modifications of the invention disclosed in the other figures.

In Fig. 2 the yarns are knitted three different ways which alternate in regular fashion. As shown in Section I yarns 2|, 24, and 21 form loops in alternate Wales, namely in Wales b d f h k and m and are cast without forming a loop in the remaining wales. The following yarns 22, 25, and 28 kniton each needle. The interlocked yarns 23 and 26 are not knitted in any Wale. The resulting fabric is shown schematically in Section II Where the path of each interlocked yarn is similar to that shown in Fig. 1. Thus in wale h yarn za is behind both sides of the loop y front of yarn 25 as it passes from Wale h to Wale In Wale i it is behind the loop of yarn 24 in that Wale and in front of yarn 25 as yarn 25 passes through the said loop of yarn 24 to forma loop in` lthe next row. It will be noted that an important feature in obtaining this type of interlock as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 is that each interlock yarnV is in front of the second yarn fed to the needles after the interlock yarn and not in front of the first yarn fed after the interlock yarn. Also the only yarn behind the interlock yarnis the said second yam In Figs. l and 2 the yarns that do not knit in every waledo so in alternate wales; in Fig. \3 they knit in alternate groups of wales where each group is of two'wales or corresponds to two needles. Thus in Fig. 3 yarn' 3| islooped by the needles in wales c d g h andl k 1 while yarn 32 forms loops in wales a b e j and i i, that is knits in two adjacent wales and then skips two wales.

Yarns 34 and 31 are similar to yarn 3| and yarns 35, 38 are similar to yarn 32. The yarns 33 and 36 are the interlock yarns and follow essentially the same path as in Fig. 1 except the change due to the other yarns knitting in alternate groups of wales with two Wales in each group. Thus yarn 33 is behind in those Wales Where yarn 34 knits and is behind the loops of yarn in those Wales Wherethat yarn knits. The only yarn behind the interlock yarn 33 is the second fed 4yarn 35 at the points Where yarn 35 passes from a Wale Where it knits to a Wale where it does not knit, orv vice versa. A yarn which does not knit in a particular Wale is caught in the knitting for that Wale in the same manner as the interlock yarn. Thus in wales i and :i both yarns 33 and 34 are behind the loops of yarn 35 and in front of yarn 35 as it passes from Wale h to Wale i and as it passes'from Wale to Wale k. The principles involved in interlocking yarn 33 are therefore the same as for Figs. land 2.

Fig. 4 represents another variation in which` alternately fed yarns are interlocked and the other yarns knit only in alternate wales, yarns 4I, 45 and 49 knitting in the even wales and yarns 43 and 4l knitting in the odd Wales. The

interlocking yarns are 42, 44, 46, and 48. Each interlocking yarn is behind the loop in each Wale made by the rst following looping yarn or the second following looping yarn depending upon the Wale under consideration and is in front of only the second following looping yarn. Thus taking interlocking yarn 4 6 for example it is be hind the loops of the first following looping yarn 41 in Wales gi k and m and is `behind-the second following looping yarn 48 in the remaining wales, While the said interlocking yarn is in front of only the second following looping yarn namely yarn 48 as it passes from` a non-knitting Wale 'to a knitting Wale or viceversa. y

Still another variation of the fabric of this invention is disclosed in Fig. 5 When the first yarn knits only in the odd Wales. the second yarn knitting only in the even wales and the third yarn interlocks, but thefourth yarn instead of knitting in the odd wales as Was done in Fig. 1 knits in the even Wales the same as the. second yarn. In other Words the yarn immediately pre- Iceding and the yarn immediately following an interlock yarn knit in the same alternate Wales. Thus in Fig. 5 the yarns 53, 56 and 59 are the interlock yarns While yarns 5l, a5 and 51 knit in the odd Wales (counting Wale a an odd Wale) and yarns 52. 54 and 58 knit in the even wales. As will be seen in Section II of Fig. 5 this means that in alternate Wales each interlocking yarn will be accompanied by" two yarns following the same interlocking path While in the remaining Wales said interlocking yarn will have no other yarn following the same path. Thus in Wale h interlocking yarn 46 and. looping yarns 45 and 41, all three yarns are behind the loop of yarn 48 and are in front of yarn 48 as it passes from Wale g to Wale h and as it passes from Wale h to Wale i; While in Wale i interlocking yarn 46 is the only -yarn behind the loop of yarn l41. vTranslating this into needle movements this means that the needle for Wale h after forming a loop of yarn 44 does not cast that loop until it has been fed yarns 45, 46 and 41 in succession after which it is fed yarn 48 whereupon it forms a loop of yarn 48 and casts the loop of yarn 44 along with the' intermediately served yarns 45,y 46 and 41. Note that the order in which these three yarns lie back of the loop of yarn 48 in Wale h' is not the lsecond'yarn the same, etc.

order inwhich they Were served to the needles but the interlocking yarn 46 lies below yam 41. This is due to the fact that yarn 41 was looped jin the precedingwale and yarn 46 was not looped in that Wale. Otherwise Fig. 5 is similar to'Figs. 1 to 4 as far as interlocking isconcerned and needs no further explanation; In reality Figs. 1 to 5` should be considered dif ferent portions of the same fabric but for convenience of explanation'these portions have been disclosed in separate figures although the first yarn shown ineach figure is the saine yarn, ther Fig. 6 shows different types of knitting in its three sections, I, II, and III. Yarns 6I and 62 form loops in every Wale in all three sections.

Yarn 63 forms loops in alternate wales in Secf tions I and II and is interlocked in Section III in the manner described in Fig. l. Yarn 64 is looped in alternate wales in Section I and is 'interlocked in Sections II and-IH. Yarn 65 is interlocked in Section I and looped in alternate in alternate wales in Sections I and II and is interlocked in Section III. Yarn 61 is looped in alternate Wales in Section I and interlocked in Sections II and III. It will be apparent what is performed on the remaining yarns. When it has been stated that certain of the yarns of Fig. 6 have 'been interlocked it is intended to mean interlocked in the manner shown'in Fig. 1. Thus in Section I yarn 65 is interlocked With yarns 66 and 61 knitting alternately; in Section II yarn 61 is interlocking with yarns 65 and 66 knitting alternately; and in Section III yarns 65 and 68 are knitting alternately and both yarns 66 and 61 interlocking. This figure therefore furnishes an outline of how certain combinations of knitting and interlocking may be varied in different fabric portions.

Fig. 7 introduces still another variation in the `fabric by having certain yarns interlocked ac- 'cording to Fig. 1 and other yarns interlocked according to my above mentioned patent. Thus in Section I yarns 1I, 13, 15 and 11 are knitting in alternate wales while yarns 12, 14, 16 are interlocked as in Fig. 1. In Section II yarns 1l, 13,- 15, 11 are knitted in alternate Wales as in Section I, but yarns 12, 14, 16 are interlocked in alternate Wales in accordance with my patent.

Wales in Sections'II and; III. Yarn 66 is looped Section III is the reverse of Section II in that yarns 1I,-13, 15, and 11, are interlocked accordin alternate loops.

Fig. 7' illustrates the fabric produced by the outline just described for Fig. 7. It will be apparent that Section I of Fig. '1' corresponds to Fig. 1 and needs no further explanation.' However in Sections II and III of Fig. 'I' the inter-l locking is according to my patent. For example yarn 16 in Wale h is behind the loop in that Wale but in Wale i is behind the loop in the preceding row and in Wale i yarn 16 is caught between yarns 15 and 11 in the same manner as described in my patent. 'I'his is because of a needle movement which causes the interlocking yarn before the formation of the next -loop to lie in front of the shanks of alternate needles and to the rear of the shanks of the remaining needles. As explained in my patent this selective needle actuation to obtain the interlock of Sections II and III of Fig. 7 requires alternate needles with long butts and the remaining needles with short butts. For the type of interlocking of Section I of Fig.

'1 all the needles may have the same kind of/15' butts. Both types of interlocking hide the interlocked yarn in the rear of the fabric and prevent dangling loops but the interlocked yarn in Section II is more tightly held against stretching than is the case in Section I.

` Fig. 8 represents still another variation that may be made in the fabric. Section I of Fig. 8 is similar to Fig., 1 and needs no further explanation; yarn 92 is interlocked and yarns 83 and 04 .alternate needles.

knit alternately. In Section II yarns 82 and 64 knit in all Wales that is knit jersey cloth While yarn 83 is interlocked according to my patent or as shown in Section II Fig. 7'. In Section III Fig. 8 yarn 82 knits jersey While yarns 83 and 84 are interlocked according to my patent but on This can be best described by comparison with Section II Fig. 7. Thus yarn 84 in Wale k would be caught in the knitting like yarn 16 in Wale g of Fig. 7' While yarn 83 in Wale k would b e entirely behind the fabric like yarn 16 in Wale h. Fig. 7. Yarns 83 and 94 reverse their position in the succeeding Wale l Where yarn 84- would lie entirely behind the fabric as yarn 16 Wale h Fig. 7 and yarn 83 Would be caught in the'knitting as yarn 'I6 Wale g Fig. 7?. This is what is meant by saying that in Section III Fig. 8 the yarns 83 and 84 are interlocked on alternate needles, yarn 83 being interlocked in Wales l and n and being entirely'behind the fabric in the other Wales While yarn 04 is interlocked in Wales k, m and o and being entirely behind the fabric inwales l and n. The knitting in accordance with Section III Fig. 8 would require alternate needles to have long butts and the remaining needles short butts. A

Fig. 9 shows another variation in which certain yarns are interlocked on the same alternatelheedles and carried behind the fabric in the remaining wales to give a double interlock fabric as described for example in my U. S. Patent No. 1,728,-

294 issued Sept. 17, 1929. In Section I yarns 9|,

locked as in Fig. 1 above described. In Section.

' II yarns 92, 93, 96, 91 knit inV all Wales, that is knit jersey cloth', While yarns 94, 95 are bothinterlocked on the same alternate needles (in the manner shown for the single yarn 16 Wale g Fig. 7') and are carried entirely behind the fabric in the remaining Wales as shown for yarn 'I6 in Wale h Fig. 7. This variation may be `incorporated in the same fabric along with any of the other knitting combinations disclosed in the other figures. i

Fig. 10 has already been described as it illustrates the fabric of Fig. 1.

Fig. ll shows a type of fabric that is particularly suitable for bathing. suit material 'and the like Where it is desired to incorporate elastic yarns-or threads -in the fabric. yThere are six yarns in each cycle of knitting-.before repetitiony begins one of the six yarns -being the elasticl in accordance with Fig. le yarns |04, |05 knit in forms a loop in Wale F is yarn |04 so that'both yarns |03 and |02.are behind the loop of yarn |04 in Wale F. In the next Wale G, after yarn |02 the next yarn to form a loop in Wale Gis yarn |06 so that yarns |03, |04, and |05 are carried behind the loop of yarn |06 in that Wale. The yarn positions iin wales H, J and L are the same as in Wale F While the yarn positions in Wales K and I are the same as in Wale G. That is, in Wales such as Wale G there are two yarns fed later than yarn |03 which are carried behind the loop of yarn |06 along with yarn |03, and When Such is the case the natural course from such` knitting results in not having the three yarns |03,- l04, |05 one above the other in the same plane, but instead it will be found that yarn |03 (the elastic yarn) Will lie between yarns |04, |06 and the loop of yarn |06 sol as to increase the concealment of yarn |03 in the fabric. This'is particularly advantageous in the case that all the yarns of Fig. 11 are of the same color except the interlocking yarns such as yarn |03 since yarn |03 will be practically concealed in the fabric whether viewed from front or rear. The fabric of Fig. 11 is particularly suitable for sweaters girdles and the like Where an elastic fabric is desired and where the interlocking yarns such as yarn |03 would be made for example of a rubber core surrounded by a serving of wool or silk or other fibrous material.

The actual appearance of the fabric in Fig. ll is shown in Fig. 12 Where certain yarns have been torn away ln the upper left hand corner to show the manner. in Which the interlocking yarns such as yarn |03 are concealed in the fabric. It must be remembered that inl Fig. .12 as Well'as in the other figures one is viewing the rear andv not the front of the fabric. It will be apparent from Fig. 12 that in alternate Wales the yarn |03 is behind the loops of yarn |06 along with yarns |04 and |06 and that yarn |03 is between the loop and yarns |04 and |05 and that in the remaining Wales yarn |06 is'behind the loops of yarn |04 along With yarn |02. In the fabric lof Fig. 12 every sixth yarn fed to the needles is an interlocking yarn such as yarn |03, an important considerationdn the concealing of yarn |03 being that the. immediately preceding yarn is the interlocking of the return portions of the reinforcing yarns is done in the manner shown in Fig. l of the present invention. The fabric of Fig. 131s tessentially the'iersey stitch except as modified b y the presence of the two reinforcing Wale c but thenin the second roW -forms regular loops in wales-c e and g, being behind the loops in Wales d and'l; in the third row yarn. I 30 re. traces its path to the left being behind the loops process is repeated in the fourth row and also` in the fifth row; but in the fifth roW after forming a loop in Wale g it passes behind the loop in Wale h forms a loop in Wale i; then in the sixth row passes behind all the loops until Wale c is reached Where it repeats the alternate looping from Wale Yin that Wale .until Wale c is reached Where it forms4 v regular loops in Wales c e and g third roW. This c to wale i; after which it passes back of the loops of Wale c and then continued down Wale c as far as the fabric is shown. Yarn |3| follows a path which is substantially similar to that for yarn 30.

Probably the simplest Way of describing the fabric is to enumerate the yarns forming the loops in each row beginning at the left and top of the figure as the iirst row. `In the rst row all loops are of yarn |32; in row 2, yarns |33, |33 |30, |3|, |30, |3|, |30, |3|,-rest yarn |33; in row 3,

|30, |3|, |30, |3|, rest yarn |35. The loops of the remaining rows may be identified in the same manner. It Will also be of assistance to identify the yarns lying behind the Aloops naming them in the order in which they appear from top to bottom. Wale e may be taken as illustrative. In the third row the interlocked y'arn is yarn |33. In the fourth row the interlocked yarns are yarns |3|, |34, |30, and |3|; in the fth row they are yarns |3|, |35, |30, and |3|; in the sixth and seventh rows they are in the same order merely substituting the jersey yarn for that row, in place of yarn |34 or |35. In summarizing a reinforcing yarn as yarn is hidden in the fabric for part of its path, forms regular loops and also in the fabric in the portion Where it forms loops it is interlocked in the manner of Fig. l'above described. Note for example, that in the third row on either side of Wale e the three yarns behind theV loop yare kept in place by being in front of yarn |3| as it passes from the third row to the fourth row and from the fourth row back to the third row.

In Fig. 14 Section I is identical with Fig. 2 the dotted straight line representing yarns that are interlocked. In section II the fabric has dots or "lines of a distinctive yarn incorporated in the front of the fabric as in my copending application Serial No. 571,711.

f, g, h, 7', l, m, n, and o, and forms loops in wales i and k. Yarn |53 is looped in alternate wales beginning with Wale f and is interlocked in wales g, m ando. However inthe other wales it forms lines across the fabric as in wales i and k. Note that there is no interlocking of yarn |53 for eX- ample between its loop in wale h and its loop in wale i; Its straight portion between wales h and 9 is not held against the fabric by any conflning yarns as in the wales such as Wale g where yarn f |53 is interlocked in the manner of Fig. 2. Such portions as the path of yarn |53 across Wale i constitute the distinctive pattern feature outlined in my application Serial No. 571,711. In view of the explanation of yarn |53 it is believed to be unnecessary to describe the remaining yarns which follow a similar path.A Thus yarn |63 forms one of these loose lines across both wales k and l.

It will be understood that in order to obtain desired pattern configurations the various yarns in each figure may differ as to color or size or texture or all three variations simultaneously. Thus the interlocked yarns may be of a dierent color or different size from'the yarns that form the majority of the loops in each ligure. It is also contemplated that some yarns may be of silk others of Wool. or cotton or any other desired material for producing the effect desired.

It will also be apparent from the foregoing Only a brief description is needed. Yarn |52 is interlocked in wales K descriptions that the pattern variations may take place iny such a manner as to embody diagonal lines or effects by the proper shifting of the boundary lines for example between jersey cloth and the new interlock fabric since the junction of these two kinds of knitting may vary from row to row to produce the diagonal lines referred to. The same result would be obtained by variations of the Wale in which the change from old interlock to new interlock is made. The new type of interlock may be started or discontinued in any row, changing from and to jersey cloth, as shown in Fig. 6 where the irst two and last two rows are plain jersey cloth. By way of example Fig. 6 may also illustrate different color sections Where Section I takes the mixed color of yarns 66 and 61; Section II the colors of yarns 65 and 66; and Section III is of the solid color of yarn 65. Fig. 8 also illustrates a. diagonal effect where in one row a certain characteristic begins in Wale f, in a following row in wale e; which stepping method can be repeated for succeeding rows.

While several embodiments of this invention have been described above it will be understood that they are for illustrative purposes only without limiting the invention thereto since this invention is capable of many other embodiments without departing in any wise from the spirit of this invention as dened inthe appended claims. As previously stated it is to be distinctly understood that all of theA Figures. 1 to 14 may constitute different portions of one fabric where the many variations disclosed are desired in the same fabric.

What is claimed is:

1. A knitted fabric comprisinga plurality of yarns arranged in one section to present loops in a plurality of rows and wales, and an elastic unlooped yarn in the rear of said section running substantially parallel to a row and lying behind all loops in said row of said section, certain of said yarns being looped in certain Wales and unlooped in other Wales, the unlooped portions of said certain yarns lying in the rear of the fabric adjacent and behind said elastic yarn to substantially conceal 'said elastic yarn when viewed from the rear of the fabric.

' 2. A knitted fabricvcomprising a plurality of yarns arranged in one section to present loops in aplurality of rows and wales, one of said yarns being knitted in loops only in alternate wales in said section, a second of said yarns being knitted in loops only in the remaining wales of said section, a third of said yarns being knitted into loops in all wales of said section, and an elastic unlooped yarn lying substantially parallel to a. row behind all loops in the row, said elastic yarn being behind the'loops of said rst yarn in Wales where said first yarn is looped and behind loops of said third yarn in the other' wales Where said rst yarn is not looped, each' loop of said first yarn in front of said elastic yarn also being in front of an unlooped portion of said second yarn, each loop of said third yarn in front of said elastic yarn also being in front of an unlooped portion of one of said alternately looped yarns, said third yarn passing to the rear of said elastic yarn as said third yarn passes from each Wale to the next Wale of said section.

VINCENT 1.o1icrali'a13r. 

